sandy

See also Sandy

English

Etymology

From Middle English sandi, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand +‎ -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: săn'di, IPA: /ˈsændi/, X-SAMPA: /"s{ndi/

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• Rhymes: -ændi

Adjective

sandy (comparative sandier, superlative sandiest)

1. Covered with sand.
2. Sprinkled with sand.
3. Like sand, especially in texture.
4. Having the colour of sand.

   sandy colour:

Translations

covered with sand

• Aromanian: arinos (rup)
• Danish: sandet (da)
• Dutch: zanderig
• Esperanto: sabla (eo)
• German: sandig (de)
• Lithuanian: smėlėtas

• Portuguese: areado (pt), arenado (pt)
• Romanian: nisipos (ro)
• Spanish: arenoso (es)
• Swedish: sandig (sv)
• Turkish: kumlu (tr)

like sand

• Portuguese: areoso (pt)

• Spanish: arenoso (es) m

sand-coloured

• Danish: sandfarvet (da)
• Dutch: zandkleurig
• German: sandfarben (de)
• Lithuanian: smėlio spalvos

• Norwegian: sandfarget (no)
• Russian: песочный (ru) (pesóčnyj)
• Swedish: sandfärgad (sv)

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• Jèrriais: sablieux

Derived terms

• Great Sandy Desert

See also

• Appendix:Colors